A Dozen Leadership Skills: 1.Listening -Keeping people motivated means listening to them, asking them questions, understanding their issues. http://www.instigatorblog.com/10-essential-business-leadership-skills/2007/04/16/ -...when we truly listen and build on each other’s ideas, we construct meaning knowledge together. (pg .23 Lambert) -Model respectful listening in every setting; do not rush communications. (pg. 37) 2.Coaching -One of the best ways to lead is by example – pitching in where needed, lending a helping hand, and making sure that the work you do is clearly understood by your team. http://www.instigatorblog.com/10-essential-business-leadership-skills/2007/04/16/ -One –on-one, in which coaching questions are asked and ideas are shared. (pg. 34) 3.Empowering Others -Teams are reciprocal learning communities in which each member expects to learn from and contribute to the development of the others. (pg. 26) 4.Mentoring -The mentoring process can help educators to become better at problem solving and decision-making. .(pg. 36) -...arranged teacher...with mentor teachers (pg 45) 5.Positive Reinforcement -When given positive reinforcement you invite people to be a part of the tem and contribute. (Personal experience) 6.Being Creative -Asking for ideas and celebrating those from others (personal experience) 7.Being a Visionary -Develop a shared vision – the vision is the touchstone for all other actions – the yardstick for questions and the reference point for conversations. (pg. 50) 8.Managing Conflict 9.Problem-solving -When a principal-rather than the school community members- consistently solves problems, makes decisions, and gives answer, dependency behaviors on the part of the staff actually increase. (pg 48) 10.Decision-making -Laissez-faire pricipal approach (pg 44) 11.Presenting Information 12.Facilitating Meetings -Become more skillful at facilitating conversations, reflection, and designing faculty interaction time. (pg. 37)
1. Listening
- Keeping people motivated means listening to them, asking them questions, understanding their issues. http://www.instigatorblog.com/10-essential-business-leadership-skills/2007/04/16/
- ...when we truly listen and build on each other’s ideas, we construct meaning knowledge together. (pg .23 Lambert)
- Model respectful listening in every setting; do not rush communications. (pg. 37)
2. Coaching
- One of the best ways to lead is by example – pitching in where needed, lending a helping hand, and making sure that the work you do is clearly understood by your team. http://www.instigatorblog.com/10-essential-business-leadership-skills/2007/04/16/
- One –on-one, in which coaching questions are asked and ideas are shared. (pg. 34)
3. Empowering Others
- Teams are reciprocal learning communities in which each member expects to learn from and contribute to the development of the others. (pg. 26)
4. Mentoring
- The mentoring process can help educators to become better at problem solving and decision-making. . (pg. 36)
- ...arranged teacher...with mentor teachers (pg 45)
5. Positive Reinforcement
- When given positive reinforcement you invite people to be a part of the tem and contribute. (Personal experience)
6. Being Creative
- Asking for ideas and celebrating those from others (personal experience)
7. Being a Visionary
- Develop a shared vision – the vision is the touchstone for all other actions – the yardstick for questions and the reference point for conversations. (pg. 50)
8. Managing Conflict
9. Problem-solving
- When a principal-rather than the school community members- consistently solves problems, makes decisions, and gives answer, dependency behaviors on the part of the staff actually increase. (pg 48)
10. Decision-making
- Laissez-faire pricipal approach (pg 44)
11. Presenting Information
12. Facilitating Meetings
- Become more skillful at facilitating conversations, reflection, and designing faculty interaction time. (pg. 37)